2010 NFL Wild Card Playoff Odds: Cardinals vs. Packers Betting Matchup

Last Updated on January 10, 2010 12:00 pm by drew

GB-AZ Betting Matchup

The Arizona Cardinals looks to avenge a week 17 loss to the Green Bay Packers when the two meet Sunday at 4:40PM ET in the 2010 NFL Wild Card Playoffs from

University of
Phoenix Stadium.

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The Cardinals enter the game as 2.5-point favorites over the Packers according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. The Over/Under for the game has been at 48.
Green Bay destroyed
Arizona last week 33-7, but the Cardinals rested many of the starters for most of the game and

Green Bay was able to jump out to a 33-0 lead. Aaron Rodgers threw for 235 yards on 21-of-26 passing with a touchdown while Charles Woodson had a 45-yard interception return for a score. Kurt Warner threw just six passes, completing four for 31 yards.

In the other two playoff matchups that were rematches from week 17, the team that won last week has also won this week with the Jets topping the Bengals and the Cowboys dominating the Eagles.

Here is other key betting information to consider for Sunday’s game.

Trends:

Here are the top trends for this game.

GREEN
BAY is 11-4 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all games this season.

GREEN
BAY is 11-4 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all lined games this season.

GREEN
BAY is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points over the last 3 seasons.

GREEN
BAY is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.

GREEN
BAY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) against NFC West division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

GREEN BAY is 45-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History

GREEN
BAY is 1-0 against the spread versus

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

GREEN
BAY is 1-0 straight up against

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All of the trends point to the Packers as they are 6-0 against the spread against NFC West division opponents over the last three years and 11-4 against the spread for this NFL season.

Playoff trends also favor the Packers as they are 28-15 in playoff games as a franchise while the Cardinals are 5-6 all-time dating back to their time before playing in

Arizona. The run to the Super Bowl last year gave the Cardinals three of their five playoff wins in franchise history.

Injuries:

Both teams have key injuries to look out for as Boldin is questionable for Sunday’s game with an ankle and knee injury that he suffered last week against the Packers. Defensive backs Antrel Rolle and Dominique Rogers-Cromartie are also dealing with leg injuries that could slow them down for the game.

Green Bay’s Charles Woodson injured his shoulder against the Cardinals last week, but is expected to play on Sunday. His should will not likely be 100 percent though, and that could affect his mobility and coverage ability.

Public Betting:

The public betting is solidly behind

Green Bay in this game as the Packers have gotten 75 percent of the bets. This is likely due to last week’s game and the injury status of Boldin.

Weather:

Weather won’t be a factor in this game as

University of
Phoenix Stadium is an indoor facility. The temperature outside is expected to be in the high 60’s to low 70’s at kickoff. The heat of playing inside could be a problem for the Packers, who are used to playing in the frigid cold, but it wasn’t a problem last weekend.

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Posted: 1/10/10 12:00PM ET